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New Atlanticist

May 6, 2025

Is Merz’s double-take chancellor vote a sign of things to come in Germany?

By Jörn Fleck and Jurek Wille

It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to elect Friedrich Merz chancellor, a sign of division unprecedented in modern German history.

Defense Policy
Elections

MENASource

May 6, 2025

A blueprint for a trilateral Morocco-Israel-US investment fund

By Aïssa Christophe Agostini

Amid instability in the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Sahel, a chance to deliver on the promise of the Abraham Accords.

Israel
Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Lipner quoted in ABC News Australia on Israel anticipating strong support from the United States

By Atlantic Council

Israel
Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Lipner quoted in The Washington Post on Netanyahu’s desire to reconfigure Israel’s strategy under new commanders

By Atlantic Council

Israel
Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan quoted in CNN on Russia-Iranian relations

By Atlantic Council

Iran
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan and Fulton join ME Outlook 2025 Podcast to discuss US-China competition in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

China
Middle East

In the News

May 6, 2025

Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss President Trump’s Inauguration

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy
Security & Defense

In the News

May 6, 2025

Bakir in Amwaj Media: Deep Dive: How Qatar and Turkey will shape post-Assad Syria

By Atlantic Council

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan joins L’Orient-Le Jour to discuss the Trump administration’s plan for the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

May 6, 2025

Putin is escalating the war in Ukraine. He will not stop until he is stopped.

By Alyona Nevmerzhytska

Today, Ukrainians are paying a terrible price for the West’s reluctance to confront Russia. If Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, many other countries will also count the cost of this failure, writes Alyona Nevmerzhytska.

Conflict
European Union

Experts

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